A Dream Of Freedom. For All the ones not having a merry christmas in the world.

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A Dream Of Freedom. For All the ones not having a merry christmas in the world.

Hey I wrote A Song for Symphonic Orchestra. It's called "A Dream Of Freedom". It's for everybody that may not have a good christmas like we do in Norway. I've never really worked that much with symphonic orchestral music. Though I always loved making "Symphonic" songs.. But I'd really appreciate any feedback on the orchestration etc. I will upload a new version when I get some "space" from it and can hear what's wrong etc.

I also wrote a song called Eastern Promise. It's piano cello and Clarinet, guitar and drums. I Imagine the English Detective (put your favorite funky english name here), driving through a forest on his way to a crime. Hope you enjoy it

Re: A Dream Of Freedom. For All the ones not having a merry christmas in the world.

Hey Ari,

Your symphonic work is very impressive. Enjoyed the sentiment as well. Your work takes a very interesting and colorful turn toward the middle. Wonderful and very creative music! Now, Datacide is something completely different. I also have roots in the Metal Music genre.

Re: A Dream Of Freedom.

This may not be an acceptible comparison politically, but musically, the opening phrase of Dream, very much reminded me of Sibelius' Finlandia. You have a very good ear for interesting orchestral music. A little more attention to layering of the voices, a little more counterpoint and bolder dynamic variation will improve this very attractive piece. To achieve the latter the trick is some VERY soft contrasting passages. For example, that could give your rise at 1:30 an even greater impact. I see you did pay attention to dynamics on individual instruments. Even more of that does not hurt and can add a lot to realism.

Re: A Dream Of Freedom. For All the ones not having a merry christmas in the world.

Thank you for all the great feedback! I'll definately work on the dynamics. It's quite obvious that i have a lot to learn with this type of music, and this forum is great for that purpose. Thank you everyone for that.

@Michael. Cool that you found my metal project . Feel free to add a comment on my myspace. I'd love to hear some of your metal stuff too, if you have anything recorded that is :S .

Re: A Dream Of Freedom. For All the ones not having a merry christmas in the world.

I liked Dream of Freedom. I thought the mood and rhythm changed a lot at about 1:50 so the piece broke into two separate sections with no return to the opening theme. Perhaps a smoother transition, or some anticipation of the rhythm of the second section in the first, would work better.

Eastern Promise is great creating a "car chase" mood with some fine surprises.